Rebirth + Strong Female and Male Leads + Family, Country, and Vengeance + Devoted Couple
Xiao Yu was the first female general of the northern frontier in the kingdom of Ling. After ten years of fighting on the border and countless victories, she died on the battlefield, feared by the King of Ling. Even after death, she was branded a traitor, and her entire family was thrown into the Court of Judicial Review’s prison.
Reborn, she becomes Xia Ruoxi, the legitimate daughter of a marquis and grand tutor, and the future Princess of Ling, not yet married to the King of Ling.
She thought that as the pampered daughter of a grand tutor, and the object of the King of Ling’s affection, everything would go smoothly. Surely she could bring those who framed the Xiao household to justice. But the Empress Dowager and the King of Ling’s treacherous ministers repeatedly obstruct her in secret, leaving her struggling to move forward. To break through the encirclement, she needs an opponent whose abilities match her own, so she sets her sights on Xuan Wang, the third prince, who is the least welcome person at court.
He is cold and proud, rarely seen outside his residence, and keeps his distance from the other courtiers. But her years of battlefield experience tell her that the calmer a person appears, the more dangerous they are.
She offers him what he wants most in exchange for his cooperation. Together, they will bring down the King of Ling and restore order to the court. She loves military campaigns, so she sheds her fine gowns, dons armor, and takes to the battlefield to defend his realm. Her bravery makes the aloof and heartless Xuan Wang see her in a new light, and he falls for her, willing to make her his empress.
She gives him one condition:
“If you can defeat me, I’ll marry you and become your empress!”
